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Albert introduces the show, discusses his kinship with MTG going back to the MicroProse 1998 game Shandalar, riffs about/manifests a 3rd Person Open World MTG RPG, gives some speculation and reflections/predictions/hopes for the Russo’s MTG series on Netflix, and much more. Enjoy!

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‘Mars. The Red Planet. Its true name…is Barsoom.’ 

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On the first episode of The Barsoom Podcast, producer Albert Chessa delves into his boundless (and, as the years pass, ever-increasing) kinship with Edgar Rice Burroughs' genre-pioneering work, without which the likes of Star Wars, Star Trek, Avatar, Dune, Valerian and even The Lord of the Rings would either never have happened, or become as popular they did, by making liberal use of its source material: concepts, aesthetics and themes that went on to shape our popular culture as as we know it (e.g. Jeddak/Jedi).

With 2012’s underrated masterpiece as our springboard, we’ll examine one minute at a time, exploring a range of related and adjacent subjects and tangents, analysing each frame’s symbolic and formal qualities, and speculating on what Barsoom’s future may hold.

Albert ponders on the sheer weight of responsibility that writer-director Andrew Stanton — a future guest of the show, Issus-willing (along with Michael Giacchino, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, Bryan Cranston, Thomas Haden Church, Ryan Church, Michael Kutsche, Vance Kovacs and many more) — his crew, and his cast must have felt during development, draws parallels and highlights polarities with the current reception of Dune, and concludes with a preview of the multi-year audiovisual journey that awaits listeners and viewers of the show going forward.

A special thanks to Bill Corso, creator of Barsoom’s intricate traditional cultural patterns and Academy Award-winning makeup designer, for your kind support. We look forward to having you on the show some day soon.

This episode is dedicated to friend-of-the-show Icechewer21 — its Jasoomians like you who are the reason I have faith we’ll all return to Barsoom some day soon. 

The Barsoom Podcast presents: The John Carter Minute — discussing The Mars Saga: John Carter, frame-by-frame.

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Albert Chessa and Quantumyth in association with MIGW 2021 present: 'Patterns, Podcasts and Parables: The Works of Albert Chessa' in an exciting hour keynote presentation with a 30-minute Q&A at the end.

Have you ever wondered how video games are the future of art? Albert Chessa explores the fusion of future of art with you being the essential ingredient that makes this artform not only exist, but be what it is. There is boundless creativity, unrestrained by the physical work and the ever-emerging technology that surrounds us and has becomes integral to our lives.

As an independent Australian artist Albert Chessa loves gaming, calling it 'humanity's most powerful and empathy-engaging artform'. Since 2015 and across 300 episodes, he has built a 300-outlet strong, 100% independent podcast network, speaking with figures such as Danielle Bisutti (God Of War), Tommie Earl Jenkins (Death Stranding), and Daniel Roebuck (Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order). He is developing games inspired by GenDesign (The Last Guardian) and Giant Squid Studio (The Pathless) via his studio, Quantumyth.

Come experience his story.

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How will videogames influence the future of art?

The fusion of artistic vision and the essential ingredient of humanity (you) is what makes videogames as an artform unique. Boundless creativity is no longer restrained by physical work, and ever-emerging technologies that surround us and have become integral to our lives.

Join artist, media producer and storyteller Albert Chessa for this keynote presentation exploring how videogames and interactivity are evolving the very nature of art itself.

Clocking in at 2 hours and 3 minutes, Episode 2 - ‘A New Start’ is an appreciation-deepening, knowledge-enhancing and hype/childhood joy-unleashing deep-dive into and celebration of Ghostbusters, and many adjacent/additive tangent topics as well. I certainly took so much away from deliberately sitting down with, parsing through, really absorbing and discovering new perspectives on this material, and for anyone watching/listening along, I hope you do too. We wove in commentary on Greg Miller's inspiring integration of GB's ethos, spirit of friendship, believing in oneself and conquering the odds into his life throughout the episode; YHS Podcast and The Crossrip get major shout outs too, for being who you are and doing what you do. Though Australia will be seeing it in January, it doesn't matter: the true potential of this universe is finally being realised, and I couldn’t be happier.

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Albert discusses the next 15 seconds of Elden Ring's second trailer.

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Albert introduces the Berlin Panel discussion on 'Resurrections'.

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The Matrix is a cyberpunk story that tells of the technological fall of humanity, in which the creation of artificial intelligence led a race of self-aware machines to imprison mankind in a virtual reality system — the titular Matrix — to be farmed as a power source. Some manage to break free from the system and are pursued by the machines, both inside and outside of the system. This resistance seeks to free humanity from the system while being pursued by its guardians, including the fearsome Agents. The story incorporates references to numerous philosophical, religious, or spiritual ideas: the dilemma of choice vs. control, messianism, and the concepts of inter-dependency and love.

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Albert discusses Hushed and Grim, Pushing the Tides, and more.

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'Hushed and Grim' releases October 29, 2021

Albert talks some PacRim.

Albert (and later Ray) speak with singer-songwriter Claire Littley.